MONOPOLIES IN AMERICA: Empire Builders & Their Enemies From Jay Gould To Bill Gates.
Language: English
Published by Oxford etc~. 2000. Oxford Univ. Press., 2000
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white & olive ½ cloth hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic. reading copy in fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. from the library of the late Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine with his signature on the front flyleaf, margin lines & underlining in black ink. also inkstamp on front flyleaf "purchased from Birmingham Temple auction". dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. ~ first edition. first printing ( # 1 in # line). x+355p. b&w illustrations. notes. bibliography. index. world history. biography. economics. politics. capitalism. american history. ~ In this incisive and comprehensive history, business historian Charles Geisst traces the rise of monopolies from the railroad era to today's computer software empires. The history of monopolies has been dominatad by strong and charismatic personalities. Geiss tells the stories behind the individuals~from John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie to Harold Geneen and Bill Gates~who forged these business empires with genius, luck, and an often ruthless disregard for fair competition. He also analyzes the viewpoints of their equally colorful critics, from Louis Brandeis to Ralph Nader. These figures enliven the narrative, offering insight into how large businesses accumulate power. Viewed as either godsends or pariahs, monopolies have sparked endless debate and often conflicting responses from Washington. Monopolies in America surveys the important pieces of legislation and judicial rulings that have emerged since the post~Civil War era, and proposes that American antitrust activity has had less to do with hard economics than with political opinion. What was considered a monopoly in 1911 when Standard Oil and American Tobacco were broken up was not applied again when the Supreme Court refused to dismantle U.S. Steel in 1919. Charting the growth of big business in the United States, Geisst reaches the startling conclusion that the mega~mergers that have dominated Wall Street headlines for the past fifteen years are not simply a trend, but a natural consequence of American capitalism. Intelligent and informative, Monopolies in America skillfully chronicles the Course of American big business, and allows us to see how the debate on monopolies will be shaped in the twenty~first century.…
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- Title
- MONOPOLIES IN AMERICA: Empire Builders & Their Enemies From Jay Gould To Bill Gates.
- Author
- Geisst, Charles R.
- Publisher
- Oxford etc~. 2000. Oxford Univ. Press.
- Publication year
- 2000
- Dust jacket
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- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0195123018
- ISBN 13
- 9780195123012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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About the Author
Charles Geisst is Professor of Finance in the School of Business, New York City, and author of Wall Street: A History (OUP).
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